The Residency, Lucknow
Residency
The British Residency, besieged for 87 days during the 1857 uprising. Bullet-scarred ruins and a graveyard stand quietly in the gardens.
The Residency was built at the end of the 18th century as the complex of the British representative in Awadh. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, some 3,000 British people, along with Indian soldiers and servants, were besieged by rebel forces for 87 days. Much of the building was destroyed by artillery fire. Broken walls and bullet holes remain today, preserved as a memorial site. The museum in the grounds displays models of the siege, weapons and photographs, and the cemetery holds the graves of commander Henry Lawrence and others. Green lawns surround the site, and it is peaceful. Foreign visitors pay about 300 rupees admission. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset (museum closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Chattar Manzil
- Tombs of Saadat Ali Khan & Begum Khurshid Zadi
- Aminabad
- Bara Imambara
- Rumi Darwaza
- Tunday Kababi
- Shah Najaf Imambara
- Hazratganj